State Public Policy Resources on COVID-19 | Letters

State Association Letters to Elected Officials

Members of Congress

• CA: Letter to Congressional Leaders, CalNonprofits, May 14, 2020
• CT: Letter to Senator Murphy, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Apr. 21, 2020
• KY: Letter to Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation: Act Now on Relief for Nonprofits, Kentucky Nonprofit Network and Nonprofit Coalition, June 9, 2020
• KY: Letter to Kentucky’s Congressional Delegation on Behalf of Kentucky’s Nonprofits: Act Now on Relief, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, June 1, 2020
• ME:  Nonprofit Community Letter to Maine Congressional Delegation, Maine Association of Nonprofits, May 2020
• MA: Letter to Congressman Neal, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network and Providers’ Council, May 9, 2020
• MN: Letter to Members of Congress, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Minnesota Budget Project 
• MN: Letter to Congressional Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Minnesota Budget Project, May 11, 2020
• NYC: Letter to New York’s Congressional Delegation, Nonprofit New York, Apr. 6, 2020
• MT: Letter to Senator Tester, Montana Nonprofit Association, Mar. 13, 2020
• MT: Letter to Senator Daines, Montana Nonprofit Association, Mar. 13, 2020

Governors

• AK: Letter to Governor Dunleavy, The Foraker Group, Mar. 17, 2020
• AK: Letter to State Legislators, The Foraker Group, Mar. 20, 2020
• CA: Letter to Governor Newsom and Legislative Leaders, CalNonprofits, Mar. 21, 2020 (updated Apr. 15, 2020)
• CT: Letter to Governor Lamont, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, May 18, 2020
• CT: Questions on Issues Affecting Community Nonprofits Concerning Response to the COVID-19 Crisis: Follow-up to Governor Lamont’s Meeting, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Apr. 1, 2020
• CT: Letter to Governor Lamont, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Mar. 19, 2020
• DE: Letter to Governor Carney, Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement and Nonprofit Coalition Partners
• DE: Letter to Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long, and Legislative Leaders, Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, Delaware Community Foundation, Philanthropy Delaware, United Way of Delaware, Mar. 25, 2020
• FL: Letter to Governor DeSantis, Florida Nonprofit Alliance, Mar. 26, 2020
• HI: Letter to Governor Ige, Hawai`i Alliance for Nonprofit Organizations, Aloha United Way, PHOCUSED, Bridging The Gap, HYSN, Hawai`i Children’s Action Network, Mar. 27, 2020
• KY: Letter to Governor Beshear, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, Apr. 29, 2020
• KY: Letters to Governor Beshear, Lt. Governor Coleman, and Legislative Leaders, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, Mar. 17 & 23, 2020
• MD: Letter to Governor Hogan on Vaccines in Maryland, Maryland Nonprofits and Nonprofit Coalition, Mar. 16, 2021
• MD: Letter to Governor Hogan, Maryland Nonprofits, Maryland Association of Counties, The Maryland Municipal League, May 20, 2020
• MD: Letter to Governor Hogan, Lt. Governor Rutherford, Public Officials, and Legislative Leaders, Maryland Nonprofits, Maryland Philanthropy Network, United Way of Central Maryland, Mar. 20, 2020
• MI: Letter to Gov. Whitmer, Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Association of United Ways, and Michigan Nonprofit Association, Apr. 8, 2020
• MN: Letter to Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Legislative Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Nonprofit Coalition, Mar. 16, 2021
• MN: Letter to Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Legislative Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Nonprofit Coalition, Apr. 7, 2020
• MN: Letter to Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Legislative Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Apr. 7, 2020.
• MN: Letter to Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Legislative Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Apr. 6, 2020
• MN: Letter to Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Legislative Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Mar. 14, 2020
• MT: Letter to Governor Bullock, Montana Nonprofit Association, Mar. 12, 2020
• NE: Letter to Governor Ricketts, Nonprofit Association of the Midlands, June 15, 2020
• NJ: Letter to Governor Murphy, Lt. Governor Oliver, Senators, and Assemblypersons, Center for Non-Profits and Nonprofit Coalition, Aug. 27, 2020
• NJ: Letter to Governor Murphy, Lt. Governor Oliver, and Legislative Leaders, Center for Non-Profits, Mar. 16, 2020
• NYC: Letter to Governor Cuomo, Nonprofit New York, July 14, 2020
• NYC: Open Letter to Government Leaders, Nonprofit New York, Mar. 22, 2020
• PA: Letter to Governor Wolf and State Leadership, PANO and Nonprofit Coalition, Apr. 3, 2020
• TN: Letter to Governor Lee, Lt. Governor McNally, and Legislative Leaders, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Momentum Nonprofit Partners, Center for Nonprofit Management, and Venture Forward, Mar. 23, 2020
• SC: Letter to Governor McMaster, Together SC and Nonprofit Coalition, May 8, 2020
• SC: Letter to Governor McMaster, Together SC, United Way Associations of South Carolina, South Carolina Grantmakers Network, Mar. 26, 2020
• UT: UNA Letter to Governor Cox Concerning American Rescue Plan Act Funding, Utah Nonprofit Association, May 12, 2021.
• UT: Letter to Governor Herbert and Lt. Governor Cox, Utah Nonprofits Association, Mar. 25, 2020.
• VA: Letter to Governor Northam, Center for Nonprofit Excellence and coalition of 11 nonprofits, Oct. 21, 2020
• WA: Letter to Elected Officials of Washington State, Washington Nonprofits, Mar. 25, 2020
• WA: Letter to Public Officials, Washington Nonprofits, Mar. 16, 2020
• WV: Letter to Elected Officials, West Virginia Nonprofit Association, Mar. 18, 2020
• WV: Letter to Governor Justice, West Virginia Nonprofit Association, Philanthropy West Virginia, West Virginia United Way Collaborative, Mar. 17, 2020
• WY: Letter to Governor Gordon, Wyoming Nonprofit Network, Mar. 19, 2020

State Legislators

• CA: Letter to Governor Newsom and Legislative Leaders, CalNonprofits, Mar. 21, 2020 (updated Apr. 15, 2020)
• CA: Bipartisan set of 28 California Assemblymembers urges Governor to act on nonprofit concerns, CalNonprofits, Mar. 27, 2020 
• CT: Letter to State Representatives, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, July 2020
• CT: Letter to State Senators, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, July 16, 2020
• CT: Letter to Legislative Leaders, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Mar. 23, 2020
• DE: Letter to Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long, and Legislative Leaders, Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, Delaware Community Foundation, Philanthropy Delaware, United Way of Delaware, Mar. 25, 2020
• KY: Letter to Kentucky Legislators, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, Mar. 15, 2021
• KY: Letter to Urban County Council, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, May 20, 2020
• KY: Letters to Governor Beshear, Lt. Governor Coleman, and Legislative Leaders, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, Mar. 17 & 23, 2020
• MD: Letter to Governor Hogan, Lt. Governor Rutherford, Public Officials, and Legislative Leaders, Maryland Nonprofits, Maryland Philanthropy Network, United Way of Central Maryland, Mar. 20, 2020
• MI: Letter to Members of the Michigan Legislature, Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Association of United Ways, and Michigan Nonprofit Association, Apr. 8, 2020
• MN: Letter to Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Legislative Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofit and Nonprofit Coalition, Mar. 16, 2021
• MN: Letter to Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Legislative Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits and Nonprofit Coalition, Apr. 7, 2020
• MN: Letter to Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Legislative Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Apr. 7, 2020.
• MN: Letter to Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Legislative Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Apr. 6, 2020
• MN: Letter to Governor Walz, Lt. Governor Flanagan, Legislative Leaders, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Mar. 14, 2020
• NJ: Letter to Governor Murphy, Lt. Governor Oliver, Senators, and Assemblypersons, Center for Non-Profits and Nonprofit Coalition, Aug. 27, 2020
• NJ: Letter to Governor Murphy, Lt. Governor Oliver, and Legislative Leaders, Center for Non-Profits, Mar. 16, 2020
• NM: Letter to Legislative Finance Committee, New Mexico Thrives, May 11, 2020
• NM: Letter to New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee, New Mexico Thrives, May 11, 2020
• NY: Nonprofit position statement on New York State revenue legislation, Nonprofit New York, Aug. 18, 2020
• NYC: Open Letter to Government Leaders, Nonprofit New York, Mar. 22, 2020
• NC: Nonprofit Community Letter to State Legislators, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, May 11, 2020
• NC: Sign On to North Carolina Nonprofit Community Letter to State Legislators, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits
• NC: State Policies Can Help Nonprofits with COVID-19 Recovery, North Carolina Center for Nonprofits, Apr. 14, 2020
• PA: Letter to Pennsylvania General Assembly, Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Nonprofit Coalition Partners, June 7, 2020
• PA: Letter to Governor Wolf and State Leadership, Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Nonprofit Coalition Partners, Apr. 3, 2020
• TN: Letter to Governor Lee, Lt. Governor McNally, and Legislative Leaders, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Momentum Nonprofit Partners, Center for Nonprofit Management, and Venture Forward, Mar. 23, 2020
• WA: Letter to Elected Officials of Washington State, Washington Nonprofits, Mar. 25, 2020
• WA: Letter to Public Officials, Washington Nonprofits, Mar. 16, 2020
• WV: Letter to Elected Officials, West Virginia Nonprofit Association, Mar. 18, 2020

Other State Officials

• AZ: Letter to Ms. Watson, CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority, Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, Apr. 22, 2020.
• CA: Open Letter to California local governments on investing in nonprofits, CalNonprofits, Mar. 25, 2021
• CT: Letter to OPM Secretary McCaw, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Apr. 7, 2020
• CT: Letter to Commissioners Westby and Lehman, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Apr. 3, 2020
• CT: Letter to Commissioner Gifford, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Mar. 24, 2020
• CT: Letter to State Epidemiologist Dr. Cartter, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Mar. 23, 2020
• CT: Letter to Commissioner Geballe, CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, Mar. 12, 2020
• MD: The American Rescue Plan: A Letter to Our Local Leaders, Maryland Nonprofits, Apr. 7, 2021
• MN: Getting ARPA Funds to Nonprofits: A Letter to Municipal Officials, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, June 1, 2021.